Search:

A friend just cut down a big sycamore tree. I would like to make turning blanks for bowls but I do not have a powerful enough chainsaw. Is anybody interested in cutting up these logs into blanks and...

The rep told me it used to contain linseed oil. I think she said the putty for metal windows still does.

Before purchasing the Sarco Type M, I spoke to a product specialist at DAP. Mel is correct - it does not contain linseed oil anymore. Check out the MSDS...

I'm restoring the house back to its original 1928 features. There used to be wood casement windows, so that's what is going in. I've used 1/8" laminated glass for some other windows (a little better...

I'm replacing all of the louvre windows in my house with casement windows. I've already built the frames (douglas fir, loose tenons, Whiteside sash router bit) and now it is glass installation time....

Thanks for the input. I've had a couple gallons of the stuff for three weeks but have been hesitant to use it. I think I am going stick with store-bought DNA. However, the methanol did a good job of...

My friends own a distillery. One of the early parts of the distillation process is to remove the "head," which is the undrinkable portion of the first distillation. It mainly consists of methanol...

I get good results using Simple Green to clean waterborne paint from nylon and other synthetic brushes.

The handles were in rough shape so I did a char & wax finish.

I've been tuning up a hand-me-down handplane and would like to know its make. The only markings it has are MADE IN U.S.A. on the iron and toe. Instead of a frog, it has two metal posts. It is just a...

I use a No. 3 scalpel with a 10A blade. Search ebay for a seller named echoengineer; lots of blades to choose from, fast service, good prices.

Looks like oak. Feels like oak. Smells like oak. I have not tasted it. Yet.

Sides are definitely oak.

A non-woodworking friend gave me some scraps so I made one of Gary Rogowski's "Small Elegant Boxes". The box is obviously red oak, but does anyone know what species the lid is? The finish is an...

I'm working on the guts of my Dutch chest; I'll be adding a drawer like yours. Thanks for the idea.

Yes. According to him, the BLO will cure under the shellac. It works...I just finished a couple of pencil boxes with this technique. Use dewaxed shellac.

In the past I've had to go to San Diego to get my P&L 38. Unfortunately, the store that I bought my last batch from has stopped carrying it. After hearing rumors of it being discontinued, I bought...

I'd put off buying it if I was you. Lee Valley is coming out with one and it will be sold at a low introductory price.

The top is made from three boards of 16/4 hard maple. Because of some twist I only got about 3-1/2" of final thickness. Rails are drawbored into the legs. Record hold down in the center. The leg vise...

I just bought a hand drill. It appears to be a Stanley Defiance 1220, but the only marking is MADE IN U.S.A. It also has a Jacob's chuck...probably not original. It contained five single-flute bits...

You're right about the sanding, Pat. If I knew I could get rid of it with a couple/three passes, I'd probably do it, but it's impossible to tell how deep it is. Your water-drawing ideas are...

I'm well aware how most benches are glued up; I've helped glue-up several of them with John Nyquist's guillotine press. And they aren't "edge-glued"; they are glued on the faces (laminated) - the...

I am in the process of building a workbench out of hard maple. The top has two instances of sticker stain (pic 1: light stain on the left side, pic 2: worse stain in the center, pic 3: the whole...

add me to the list please

add me to the list please